This podcast is not about Julie but I just pass on a conversation with a PR man for your amusement. Instead I look in detail at Autyns (AUTG), Magnolia Petroleum (MAGP and the end of its dead cat bounce, and three placings and the resultant aftermarkets: Optibiotix (OPTI), Premaitha (NIPT) and Microsaic (MSYS) and what that says about companies that can exclude Primary Bid. Is it really so bad? Finally, Paul, the idiot from Luton, has sent me £20 and 5% of Bearcast listeners have donated to the Woodlarks charity walk but 95% have not! To those who have  donated I say thank you. To the rest, I know you can afford a tenner. Please follow Paul the Idiot from Luton and cough up now HERE

Back in May last year, Frontier Smart technologies (FST) was one of my few conviction buy picks at around 90p (HERE). After a strong initial performance, the share price has dropped significantly recently but the truth is that the alarm bells should have been ringing well before now. Please allow me to self-flagellate.

A February AGM statement from automotive acoustic and thermal insulation group Autins (AUTG) included “we delivered strong top line growth in FY2017 and are seeing this continue during FY2018 although still very much re-iterating that we expect a significant second half weighting to results… the board remains confident in our strategy” and on Friday there was a routine Notice of Results announcement. Now an Update on Full Year Expectations and OEM Approvals. Hmmm…

Union Jack Oil (UJO) “is pleased to announce that it has acquired a further 12.5% in the licences PEDL180 and PEDL182 containing the Wressle discovery and the Broughton North Prospect”…

I nearly choked on my morning breakfast cereal when I saw that Workspace (WKP) - who (as per the company blurb) 'provide inspiring, flexible work spaces with superfast technology in dynamic locations' - was raising about £180 million after announcing 'a great set of results' with NAV per share rising 8.8% year-on-year (to 1037p a share or just a little under the current 11 quid share price), trading profit up 20% and the total dividend (aka cash back to shareholders) up 30%.

Once branded a "hysterical witness" who was "not credible" by a Judge in one of the numerous employment tribunals she lost, Julie "lingerie on expenses" Meyer has a track record as long as your arm of NOT paying staff the money they are owed. That is the reason she faces criminal charges in Malta, a case she declines to attend for reasons best known to her. Winnileaks has been sent another document from a former employee owed cash, Glede Jung, in which Julie is accused of lying to a judge. A pattern emerges don't you think? Enjoy.

A couple of pieces from me today to remind investors to heed warning signs, the second of which shows that I am prone to the odd piece of blindness now and again too! First though, I’ll pat myself on the back and take a look at the latest news from Autins Group (AUTG) that I first warned on at the start of last year (HERE).

Some of those owed c£3 million by Ariadne Capital Limited (in administration) were luckier than others in that - as we have revealed thanks to Winnileaks - they were offered a personal Guarantee by Ariadne's sole director, the devout Christian, Ms Julie "lingerie on expenses" Meyer. But given that, when lying to the IRS Meyer claimed to be down to her last £500 and to have no income, I wonder what those guarantees are worth? Perhaps ex Ariadne employee Stuart Poyser can tell us for Winnileaks has thrown up another fascinating document (below).

Hello Share Takers. There are many contenders for the most boring company in the Footsie, so far as share action is concerned. Among the winners must be the National Grid (NG.).

Gama Aviation (GMAA) CEO, Marwan Khalek, is “pleased with the progress that we are making in implementing our 2018 strategic plan… With the strengthened leadership team now established, we are even better equipped to deliver on our strategic objectives”. Sounds good… so why a current more than 12% share price decline on the announcement including it?...

In these benign markets, the word “catalyst” is heard frequently among bears. They may agree that they have found a real turkey, but fret about what specific event will engender a sudden loss of confidence and resultant share price fall. I suggested recently that a cash crunch is the most reliable catalyst for a correction, but it’s not that straightforward as demonstrated by two of my favourite shorts - Tesla (NASDAQ - TSLA) and Telit (TCM), both of which have traded sideways for a while.

A “Result of strategic review and new funding” announcement from Imaginatik (IMTK). The shares have responded currently more than 40% lower, towards 0.60p. Uh oh…

I explain why Steffi has been a naughty PR girl (again) as I consider Andalas (ADL) - a worthless and insolvent dog which is still not coming clean. The prize is for anyone who can explain the Online Blockchain (OBC) gibberish spouted today. It really is nonsense is it not? I also want to know how it is doing in terms of cashburn and there is no pointer to that. I look at FastJet (FJET). Its PR firm - Citigate - once tried to fight off my legitimate - and now vindicated - critique of its (lack of cash) position and its failure to answer questions by saying I was motivated by a hatred of Greeks - its PR bird being a bubble. Oh the irony. Citigate, employer of fragrant Eleni Menikou, your bosses are still free speech denying, journalist smearing wankers and your client is still fucked. I also look at Westminster (WSG) and Pantheon Resources (PANR). Right I am now off on a training walk. Brokerman Dan and I have now raised more than £5,000. We are seeking to raise £20,000 for Woodlarks. That will be a game changer for a great charity. 95% of listeners have NOT donated. To those who have I say thank you. To the rest, I know you can afford a tenner. Please cough up now HERE

A kind soul has just sent me the original share certificate owned by Ariadne Capital Limited in a company called Beat.TV Limited. Why does this matter you say? Well it should matter as someone seems to be being defrauded and someone, might just be telling porkies again. Step forward Julie "lingerie on expenses" Meyer MBE.

Early this year we showed Shorted AIM shares at the start of 2018. After the latest month, how's performance?...

Almost certainly using technology lifted from the SpinVox fraud she backed and still defends today, Julie "lingerie on expenses" Meyer has created a time travel machine. Now, thanks to the Times Newspaper, we can see that her bully boy lawyer Julian Pike of Farrer & Co is using it too as he smears critics and tells outright lies for his client. 

In pretty unsurprising news, overnight UK Government Investments - which manages the UK government's Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) stake - announced that it had sold a 7.7% stake at around a 3% discount to Monday's closing price. This sale raises around £2.6 billion and reduces the government's holding from just over 70% to a mere 62.4%. I like RBS stock here as I wrote just over a month ago. The metrics are improving and the times are changing...and part of that change is the government progressively becoming a smaller and smaller shareholder.

As at 31 December 2016 Ariadne Capital Limited run by Julie "lingerie on expenses" Meyer claimed to have net assets of £3.859 million in its companies house filing. Less than a year later it was bust and those assets were shown to be fantasy, imaginary - the administrator reckons that, instead, there is a creditor deficiency of £2.715 million. But a new internal document obtained by Winnileaks suggest's that number is too low, Meyer's black hole could be far larger.

Hello, Share Pingers. One of my most interesting shares at the moment is BT Group (BT.A). Like my learned colleague Nigel Somerville, I am stuck with a lot of its shares - which have done badly of late. The double whammy for me though is that they are now less than 210p, a few years ago I was gloating over a price of 500p. Which was nearly my original stake. And now I am out of profit.

Early this year we showed the ten top shorted London-listed shares at the start of 2018. After the latest month, how's performance?...